Penholder.



No. 376,708. PATENTED JAN.14, 1908,'.

W. E. FORMAN.

PENHOLDBR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20.1907.

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'UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. FORMAN, OF CENTERGROVE, ALABAMA.

PENI-IOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed April 20. 1907. Serial No. 369.323.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM E. FORMAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Centergrove, in the county of Morgan and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of pen holders and resides more particularly in the provision of novel and efficient means for clamping the pen point in position.

The primary object of the invention is to design a pen holder which is of simple and inexpensive construction and can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a comparatively small cost.

For a full description of the inventionI and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a pen holder constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the pen holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description andv indicated in all the views of the-drawings by the same reference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention the numeral l designates the stem or stock of the pen holder which is of the usual construction and may be formed of any desirable material. A head or tube 2 is applied to one end of the stock 1 and projects beyond the extremity thereof, the said tube being provided with an extension 3 upon one side thereof. The base of the extension 3 or that portion where it joins the tube 2 is broadened in the usual manner in order to provide a rigid construction which will effectively resist lateral bending. A sleeve 4 of spring material fits tightly within the tube 2 and carries an extension 5 corresponding to the before mentioned extension 3 and coperating therewith to form a clamp for rigidly holding the pen point in position.

The invention also contemplates a novel means for moving the spring extensions or jaws 3 and 5 apart to permit of the pen point being properly positioned therebetween, and for this purpose a finger-piece 6 is carried by the extension 5. This finger-piece extends loosely through the extension 3 and projects slightly beyond the same so that when pressure is exerted upon the extremity thereof the extension 5 is pushed inwardly away from the extension 3. After the pen point has been adjusted to the desired position the pressure upon the finger-piece is released and the extensions 3 and 5 spring into engagement with the pen point and clamp lthe same securely in the adjusted position.

I-Iaving thus described the invention,l what is claimed as'new is:-

1. In a pen holder, the combination of a stem, a tube carried by one end of the stem and provided with an extension, and a spring sleeve fitting within the tube and provided with an extension corresponding to the before mentioned extension of the tube and cooperating therewith to provide a clamp for the pen point.

2. In a pen holder, the combination of a stem, a tube carried by one end of the stem and provided with an extension, a spring sleeve fitted within the tube and provided with an extension corresponding to the before mentioned extension of the tube and cooperating therewith to form a clamp for the pen point, and means carried by one of the extensions for holding the same apart while positioning the pen point.

In a pen holder, the combination of a stem, a tube carried by one end of the stem and provided with an extension, a spring sleeve fitted within the tube and formed with an extension corresponding to the said exten sion of the tube and coperating therewith to form a clamp for the pen point, and a finger-piece carried by the extension of the sleeve and passing loosely through the extension of the tube.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I/VILLIAM E. FORMAN. [L s] Witnesses:

L. G. BEAN, A. P. BLEVINs. 

